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The latest insights from our team, guest writers and partners.
"The forest is everything to us".
As thousands gather in Baku for the UN climate conference, it is essential that addressing injustice and promoting equality is at the heart of the discussion.
The Importance of Non-Government and Government Collaborative Efforts to advance Equal Education: Enhancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Written by Anna Gawn and Loulou Shah
During COP26, Naomi Clugston, Technical Specialist at SDDirect spoke with Dr Nahid Rezwana, Associate Professor at Dhaka University; Rumana Khan, the GBV Cluster Coordinator for UNFPA; and Murshida Akhter, a Humanitarian Specialist for UNFPA.
Young and adolescent girls understand their needs best – whether they are survivors of violence, child, early & forced marriage or female genital mutilation/cutting; in or out of school; living with a disability; pregnant or young mothers; from a low-income background; from
I’m still recovering from a great week spent in Kigali for the Women Deliver Conference 2023. This event saw over 6,000 delegates come together under the theme; Spaces, Solidarity, Solutions.
Navigating the threat of violence and discrimination is part of queer people’s everyday reality – it is there when and where you choose to reach after someone’s hand, in how you answer questions about your personal life, and in how you choose to express your identity in the world.
This week is Youth in Evaluation week.
Spoiler: A lot! Some personal reflections of a safeguarding and gender equality and social inclusion practitioner working on a cyber
As the international aid sector continues to make progress towards full realisation of the commitments made during the Safeguarding Summit in 2018, Official Development Assistance (ODA) organisations have made well-intentioned efforts to improve the prevention, mitigation
When I think back to my time at school here in the UK, I struggle to remember a point in which the curriculum or general personal, social, health and economics (PSHE) sessions, ever included discussion about gender identity and sexual orientation.
As a gay man in my thirties, I often wonder whether my sexual orientation has hindered my career at any point.
During a previous international development assignment in a fragile and conflict-affected country (before I joined Social Development Direct), I was evacuated and lost my job because I am a queer woman.
As part of our climate justice blog series we think it is important to reflect on our day to day work as a social enterprise and its effect on global he
Persons with disabilities make up around 15% of the world’s population and 80% live in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, persons with disabilities are one of the most socially excluded persons in society, a situation which has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To introduce the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk’s evidence digest on engaging with Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs), Rupsa Mallik, Director of Programmes and Innovation at
To introduce the Disability Inclusive Helpdesk’s evidence digest on inclusive health, Susie Rodgers (Technical Specialist Advisor in Disability Inclusion in Global Health) spoke to Dr.
To introduce the Disability Inclusive Helpdesk’s evidence digest on inclusive education, Ruth Owen OBE, Chief Executive of Leonard Cheshire, and Charlotte V.
To introduce the Disability Inclusive Helpdesk’s evidence digest on climate change Ellie Cole (Honorary Research Associate, UCL) spoke with Dr Maria Kett (Associate Professor in Humanitarianism and D
In 2020, Social Development Direct was contracted by UNAIDS Evaluation Office to conduct an evaluation of the Joint Programme’s work on addressing the linkages between HIV and VAWG
During COP26, Naomi Clugston, Technical Specialist at SDDirect spoke with Dr Nahid Rezwana, Associate Professor at Dhaka University; Rumana Khan, the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Cluster Coordinator for United Nations Populati
Yemeni women have been fundamental to peacebuilding efforts in Yemen, yet barriers to their inclusion remains.
Being accountable and modelling the change we want to see in others In the international development sector, it is easy (and harmful) to assume that everyone is on the same page. Yet we all come with our own personal values and experiences that shape our attitud
As public interest in women’s leadership in response to COVID-19 grows, Noha Yehya of the Yemeni Women Union
Civil society organisations are playing an indispensable role in the pandemic response, but the context presents real dangers. Civic space, civic rights, citizen voice and civil society resourcing must all be defended.
The United Kingdom is one of the 25 countries deemed
Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has infected hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency affecting millions of people around the world.
People with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 not only because it can exacerbate underlying medical conditions, but because of attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers to their participation in and benefit from the pan
Adolescence is a time of great opportunity and significant risk, especially for girls. It is a time of rapid physical and cognitive development where girls want to experience more independence and freedom.
Gender equality for a sustainable tomorrow is the UN Women theme for International Women’s Day 2022.
